Pöörduva

Pöörduva is a grammatical form in the Estonian language. It is the genitive singular form of the present active participle pöörduv, which derives from the verb pöörduma, meaning to turn toward or to address. The participle pöörduv denotes the action of turning toward something or someone and functions as an adjective-like modifier.

In usage, pöörduva is used to describe a noun within a genitive construction or within attributive phrases in formal or literary Estonian. As a declined participial adjective, its form agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies and with the case of the noun phrase. The form ümbersots of participial adjectives in Estonian follows standard adjective and participle agreement patterns, so pöörduva appears in contexts where the noun being described is in the genitive singular.

Morphology and related forms: pöörduv is the base present active participle; pöörduva is the genitive singular; pöörduvat is the partitive singular. Other cases and numbers have their own corresponding forms according to Estonian grammatical paradigms. Pöörduva, like other participles, conveys aspectual information and can contribute to nuanced, descriptive expression in written Estonian.

See also: Estonian grammar, present active participles, participles in Estonian.